text/html2015-03-11T23:56:04+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock52.367426 -2.591683SO5974 : Studley Tunnel monumenthttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4380926
The Studley Tunnel is one of a number of tunnels incorporated in the Elan Aqueduct, here burrowing under the southern end of the Clee Hills. The tunnel is marked by several concrete pillars, known as monuments, which were used as sighting points to keep it straight. It is not clear why such permanent features were erected, capped by substantial dressed stone. The original tunnel enabled by the pillar was replaced in the early 1990s by a new alignment, as the capacity of the original had been impaired by repair work.text/html2014-12-25T11:32:52+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.231604 1.290102TR2953 : Course of Black Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4290043
Course of Black Lane towards Pike Road. Black Lane followed what is now a headland between arable fields, but was once a significant road. There is now little trace of it from this point eastwards: but then, this part of Black Lane (east of Thornton Lane) has long been unenclosed across an open landscape. Just west of here, where the belt of woodland projects south from Black Lane, stood Venson Farm, so Black Lane was also the means of access to the farm.text/html2014-12-25T11:28:15+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.231925 1.285111TR2953 : Black Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4290040
Black Lane, looking west towards Thornton Lane. The course of the lane remains distinct, but is choked with scrub.text/html2014-12-25T10:17:29+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.232798 1.276433TR2853 : Black Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4290032
A view along the sunken course of Black Lane. Although this section of the lane remains a public footpath, the definitive map lacks a recorded continuation west into Knowlton hamlet. So the path is little frequented, not maintained, blocked by extensive falls of trees and shrubs. and is now impassable west of the old light railway crossing save by the most persistent.text/html2014-12-25T10:09:50+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.232140 1.283837TR2953 : Black Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4290030
Black Lane looking east towards Thornton Lane. The lane here is a well defined, slightly sunken way, recorded as public footpath EE261, but is wholly overgrown and impassable west of the old light railway crossing.text/html2014-12-24T22:43:58+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.232250 1.283128TR2953 : Black Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289930
Black Lane looking west towards the East Kent light railway crossing, seen from just west of Thornton Lane. The lane here is a well defined, slightly sunken way, recorded as public footpath EE261, but is wholly overgrown and impassable west of the railway crossing.text/html2014-12-24T22:27:43+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.232136 1.283980TR2953 : Thornton Lane/Black Lane crossroadshttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289909
Thornton Lane, at the former crossroads with Black Lane. The opening to Black Lane (west) can just be seen on the opposite side of Thornton Lane, where the footpath sign is just visible ([[4289889]]). The opening on the nearside leads into the field: Black Lane continues east through the now overgrown green lane on the left ([[674777]]).text/html2014-12-24T21:39:50+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.232136 1.283980TR2953 : Footpath sign: Black Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289889
Public footpath sign towards Black Lane east from Thornton Lane. Black Lane is recorded as footpath EE261, and the first 100m is a well-defined hollow-way. However, it is all but impassable west of the course of the East Kent light railway. A broken notice lower down the pole states that the footpath is a no-through route (strictly, it is the path as shown on the definitive map which is a dead-end).text/html2014-12-24T20:53:15+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.232035 1.284402TR2953 : Black Lane from Thorton Lanehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289855
The choked course of Black Lane east from the crossroads on Thorton Lane.text/html2014-12-24T20:39:51+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.231604 1.290102TR2953 : View west from Pike Roadhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289840
View west along the course of Black Lane and across arable fields towards the electricity transmission line south from Eastry. On the skyline is the belt of woodland just east of Thornton Lane: at the north end of the woodland stood, until after the IIWW, Venson Farm.text/html2014-12-24T19:07:22+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.230513 1.296902TR3053 : Pike Roadhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289672
View south down Pike Road to Thornton Road. On the right is a track following the headland to Thornton Lane: this is the present day course of Black Lane, although historically, Black Lane crossed Pike Road approximately where the photographer is standing.text/html2014-12-24T18:56:32+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.229520 1.303421TR3053 : Cycle path alongside A256 Dover Roadhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289656
Cycle path alongside the west side of the Dover Road (A256), just north of the junction with Thornton Road/Straight Mile near Betteshanger. Black Lane once crossed here, but had probably been obliterated even before the bypass was built.text/html2014-12-24T18:14:14+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.227183 1.293798TR3052 : Pike Road, at the junction with Thornton Roadhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289585
View down Pike Road towards Eastry, at its southerly termination on Thornton Road. In the foreground is a venerable guidepost erected by the former Eastry Rural District Council. Happily, the post has been given a coat of paint since it was photographed in 2007: [[303630]], although the missing limb pointing west along Thornton Road towards Chillenden remains missing, perhaps never to be replaced. Opposite the junction is a public bridleway south to Tilmanstone.text/html2014-12-24T17:55:49+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.234949 1.311834TR3153 : Track along west side of Updown House parkhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4289535
A narrow track which runs south from Northbourne Road to Straight Mile, along the west side of Updown House park, and along the east side of Sangrado's Wood. At the time of submission, the track is recorded on neither the definitive map of rights of way, nor the list of streets, but appears to be an old public road. The track showed evidence of use by walkers and horse riders.text/html2014-12-07T17:35:27+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/20543Hugh Craddock51.381944 -1.054601SU6565 : Nightingale Lane (turning to Headlands Farm)http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4270661
Nightingale Lane, with the turning to Headlands Farm on the right.